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  • July 6, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Look Into the Crystal Ball: Lawyers Predict the Future of Law

    Law editor Jacylyn Gardner from Texas Lawyer contacted attorneys to get their thoughts on what the next quarter-century may hold for Texas law and lawyering. Their e-mailed responses (

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  • January 31, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . Matthew R. Scott has become the office administrative partner of Ford & Harrison's Dallas office. . . . Bruc

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  • October 27, 2008 | National Law Journal

    With '01 in mind, law firms alter layoff strategy

    Clifford Chance's latest round of attorney layoffs unfolded according to a carefully choreographed sequence of events. Almost. Law firm leaders spent a mo

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  • December 4, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Comcast-NBC Merger Deal May Spark Antitrust Turf Battle

    A fight may be brewing between antitrust regulators at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission over review of the Comcast/ NBC merger. The $30 billion deal, which was announc

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  • February 17, 2006 | The Recorder

    In Brief

    SOUTH BAY LAWYER JAILED OVER TAXESA South Bay divorce attorney was sentenced to 30 months in prison Wednesday for evading his income taxes.Demetrious Eugenios was also o

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  • October 26, 2009 | National Law Journal

    N.Y. Firms Remain Strong in D.C. Despite Slight Drop in Numbers

    New York-based firms scored some high-profile work as part of the U.S. government's response to the economic meltdown. But that has not touched off a hiring boom in their Washington, D.C., offices,

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  • January 24, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Businesses blast official's detainee spiel

    IT'S A RARE day when law firms get called out for their pro bono work. But that's exactly what happened when Pentagon official Charles "Cully" Stimson rattled off a list of firms repr

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  • January 7, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Skadden, Proskauer Bring NHL Back to Ice, as Other Am Law Firms Take Lead on Sale of Phoenix Coyotes

    After nearly four months of on-again, off-again negotiations, players and owners in the National Hockey League have finally agreed to a a href="http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/8817955/nhl-

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  • Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Appalachian Asset Mgt. Corp., 9204

    Publication Date: 2013-08-06
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice David B. Saxe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appalachian Asset Management Corp., appellant-respondent: Jennifer M. Oliver, Randi W. Singer and Andrey Spektor of counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For William Messmore, appellant-respondent: Robert A. O'Hare Jr., Jeffrey S. Lichtman, Andrew C. Levitt and Michael Zarocostas of counsel, O'Hare Parnagian LLP, New York. For Douglas McBeth, appellant-respondent: Gregory J. Bevelock, Alice M. Penna and Jeffrey D. Smith of counsel, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP, Spring Valley. For Sameer Garg, appellant-respondent: M. William Munno, John J. Galban and Celinda Metro of counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York. For respondent-appellant/ respondent: Jason D. Frank, Jordan D. Hershman, Harold S. Horwich and Derek Care of counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP, New York.
    Case Number: 9204

    Cite as: Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Appalachian Asset Mgt. Corp., 9204, NYLJ 1202613579795, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided July 30, 2013) 9204 Justice

  • November 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Survey Shows Growth Spurt for Law Firms

    The nation's largest law firms expanded by a robust 5.6 percent in 2007, a year that demonstrated growth well ahead of 2006's gains and one that for the first time knocked a long-reigning lead

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